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9 fun facts about our lovely socal kelp forest.... welcome to my happy place. 🥰 -It’s a type algae -Can grow up to 18” a day making it one of the fastest growing plants in the world. -Kelp likes cool water. So the best times to see it, are in the cooler water months of socal -Sea animals use it as a place of shelter from weather and predators, making it very lush with wildlife. -It doesn’t have roots, but uses “hold fasts” that act like roots, however, it doesn’t absorb nutrients. -Many species of kelp have pneumatocysts, which are gas-filled bladders that help keep the fronds afloat in the water. -It’s predators include: boats, storms, pollution and warm water -Kelp helps combat climate change by absorbing co2 from the environment. This makes the water less acidic, also making it a fantastic living environment for shell fish. -Kelp is actually farmed! Between 100,000 and 170,000 wet tons of kelp are harvested just from California waters each year for uses such as: shampoo, toothpastes, salad dressings, puddings, cakes, dairy products and frozen foods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #kelpforest #catalina #bluewaterphoto #underwaterphotography #apneaart #zeiss18mm #underwaterworld #natgeo #fii_freedive #nathan_lucas https://www.instagram.com/p/CD9Hy1DDPAN/?igshid=1thjx7odp48mq

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#BlueWaterPhoto in Culver City hooked me up with this Nauticam underwater casing for Tianna's 2017 calendar shoot (at Bluewater Photo)